Works: Issue 1

Works 1: Infrastructures for Change is an Archeworks publication documenting the result of student research under director Martin Felsen. Thirst proposed a new, bolder approach to typography along with a large scale format to bring this inaugural issue to life.

The typeface AW was created as a riff on Mathew Carter‘s Bell Centennial, with ink traps that replace function with style.

Student research becomes poster scale information graphics.

Student research becomes poster scale information graphics.

Printed on economical recycled paper Works 1 has a responsible presence.

Smart grid and typographic systems organize complex information.

Olympic colors without the rings.

Occasionally we engage in playful expressions of growth.

Student works gets recontextualized into bite-sized chunks

Billions and billions of gallons of water leave Lake Michigan each day.

Student research becomes poster scale information graphics.

Along with the publication, Works gets a custom typeface. AW, a riff on Mathew Carter’s Bell Centennial, which has ink traps that replace function with style.